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The first in 2016/2017 season release of the iconic educational-entertainemnt opera project by Jerzy Snakowski. In October Baltic Opera audience will be invited to explore the secrets of Italian operas. According to the idea of the Baltic Opera European Seasons Jerzy Snakowskiwill prove that in opera uno per tutti, tutti per uno and la fine corona l'opera*.

Monteverdi's first opera, and also one of the first in the genre's history, refers to the Greek myth of Orpheus, who set out to wander the beloved Eurydice. In pursuit of the Florentine Camerata, the composer seamlessly combined the stage action with the music that was to convey the mood of the work.

The colorful execution, commissioned by director Barrie Kosky, commences as a feast of music and love, telling the story of Orpheus, his journey to the underworld and his quest to find himself. "Colorful" is also the word that best describes the new instrumentation of the composer Elena Kats-Chernin, which brings out the timeless modernity of Monteverdi's result, four hundred years after its foundation.

Entry to the screening with a valid ticket for any performance of the Baltic Opera in Gdansk

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The harsh fate of one of the eminent European paintings by Hans Memling, "The Last Judgement", has become an inspiration for the authors of the opera. The new production presents a mysticism about the origins and significance of the triptych, the struggles of its creator and its audience, who could admire it in different circumstances, historical realities and European cities. The wandering of the image began with the loot that brought him to Gdansk and is now a permanent exhibit. The scene of the Baltic Opera proposes the "final judgment" of Krzysztof Knittel, thanks to the multitude of operatic means, to discover this work in a new context and to bend over the fundamental theme of human life in the context of good and evil.